补充L-proline通过口腔微生物组代谢途径影响非挥发性风味感知
Shuyuan Zhang1, Saeed Shoaie2, Guy H Carpenter3
1Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK. Shuyuan.2.zhang@kcl.ac.uk.
NPJ science of food
|November 25, 2025
概括
补充L-proline改变了口腔微生物的代谢途径,显著增加了薄荷味觉. 这些代谢变化,而不是微生物组本身,是改变非挥发性味道感知的关键驱动因素.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 感官科学 感官科学
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 非必不可少的氨基酸L-proline是由口腔微生物组代谢的.
- 口腔微生物组在味道感知中的作用是一个新兴的研究领域.
- 了解饮食成分如何影响口腔微生物群和感官感知至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查L-林补充剂影响口腔微生物组的假设.
- 为了确定口腔微生物组的变化是否会影响非易失性风味感知.
- 为了确定代谢途径,微生物组变化和感官结果之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一个半训练有素的感觉小组 (n=20) 使用通用标记视觉模拟尺度 (glVAS) 评估了9个品尝者.
- 参与者接受了为期三周的方案,包括为期五天的L-proline补充阶段.
- 枪支测序和混合效应线性回归模型被用于分析微生物组和代谢途径数据.
主要成果:
- 在补充L-proline期间,薄荷味觉显著增加 (p=0.011).
- 在补充剂期间观察到在代谢途径中明显的β多样性分离 (p=0.008).
- 代谢途径,特别是与蛋白质合成相关的代谢途径,比微生物组本身更强烈地预测了风味感知.
结论:
- 补充L-proline可以改变口腔微生物的代谢途径.
- 这些代谢途径的改变显著影响非挥发性风味感知,特别是增强薄荷味道.
- 代谢途径被确定为L-林摄入量和感官体验之间的关键调解者.
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